POLICE have raided a house in Knaphill as part of an ongoing operation to crack down on the flow of Class A-drugs across Guildford and Waverley.

No arrests have been made following the search at the Southwood Avenue property on Tuesday morning. The raid was part of Operation Zoom, which has resulted in 22 arrests since October 2002, 18 on suspicion of supplying crack cocaine and heroin. The covert deployment of police officers as part of Zoom has resulted in direct evidence being gathered against known dealers and disruption of the supply network. Various items including drugs, cash, suspected stolen property and a number of weapons including a knife and baseball bat have been recovered. Along with the property in Woking, addresses in Guildford, Merrow, Park Barn and Bellfields, Elstead, Ash, Fleet, Slough and Basingstoke were also targeted. Police arrested three women and 19 men, who are currently being interviewed at custody centres in Guildford and Farnham. West Surrey Chief Superintendent Jerry Kirkby said: “This operation has shown to the public we are committed to disrupting drug markets and that we have the capability to rapidly develop local intelligence and stamp on drugs activity at an early stage.” Surrey Police has been working closely with Guildford Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council, Surrey County Council and Surrey Probation Service. West Surrey’s Detective Chief Inspector John Bashier said: “We are targeting the drug dealers, and if we can take them off the streets we reduce the supply of illegal drugs and we reduce crime. “Today we sent out a clear message to drug dealers that they will not be tolerated.”